Day four!
It has been so many days since I last updated this journal – just can’t seem to find the motivation nor the reason to do so. I don’t see a point, actually.
But hey, it’s part of my “chess tasks” so I might as well continue doing it seeing that I’ve just wasted my time playing blitz and bullets on Lichess lul.
💓Why do I love chess?
No matter what “style” we have, everyone who plays chess will find joy in the romantic-era attacking. I am not an exception – the swash-buckling attacking style does brings joy to me. Take this position for example.
Magerramov – Kasparov, 1977
Black to move
What did the great Kasparov played? Well, the king is in the center, so he went for the throat.
19. … Bxf3!!
20. gxf3 Qh4+
21. Rf2 Nxd4+
22. Be2 Nf3+
23. Kf1 Qh3+
24. Rg2 Nh4
The rest of the game is an easy win for Kasparov; given the activity that black has. You can check out the rest of the game here.
🛠️What I worked on today?
As usual, I’ve been demotivated myself and didn’t do anything except for playing online blitz against random players. It irks me to know that I played blitz – because I am against playing blitz when one is trying to improve their chess.
I guess I am probably cursed? I dunno.
… and we went to the Malaysia Chess Festival 2025 held in KL Gateway Mall.
Will probably write about it in another post; the visit brought some memories back.
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